This document provides an overview of criminology and criminal justice studies for undergraduate students. It discusses different types of learning in criminology, including strategic, deep, and surface learning. It also notes that violent crime in the US has fallen 51% and property crime 43% since 1991, though accurate measurements are debated. The document outlines various career paths in the public, private and third sectors related to criminology and criminal justice. It provides examples of criminology coursework and introduces some prominent criminology academics and their areas of expertise.